School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.13 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal is 5.13 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 5.32 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.2 years, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.31 years | 2.2 years | 2.49 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.92 years | 2.54 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 years | 3.11 years | 3.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 years | 4.13 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 years | 5.01 years | 5.32 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.05 years | 5.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 158 Liechtenstein 5.15 years compare
- 159 Italy 5.14 years compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 5.13 years compare
- 162 Ethiopia 5.1 years compare
- 163 Solomon Islands 5.05 years compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.04 years compare
More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Senegal was 5.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 years in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release